1. Unique pattern of enzootic primate viruses in Gibraltar macaques.
- Author
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Engel GA, Pizarro M, Shaw E, Cortes J, Fuentes A, Barry P, Lerche N, Grant R, Cohn D, and Jones-Engel L
- Subjects
- Animals, Gibraltar epidemiology, Monkey Diseases virology, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Virus Diseases epidemiology, Macaca virology, Monkey Diseases epidemiology, Virus Diseases veterinary
- Abstract
Because Gibraltar's macaques (Macaca sylvanus) have frequent contact with humans, we assayed 79 macaques for antibodies to enzootic primate viruses. All macaques were seronegative for herpesvirus B, simian T-cell lymphotropic virus, simian retrovirus, simian immunodeficiency virus, and rhesus cytomegalovirus. Seroprevalence of simian foamy virus reached 88% among adult animals.
- Published
- 2008
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